Monday, July 30, 2007

Weekend at Grandma's House

With Eric off backpacking for a few days, Nina decided to hang out at our house for a while. With our house as home base, she was able to visit friends they made when they lived in Dublin, and we took trips to Lake Elizabeth and the toy store. I also enjoyed playing with cars, making tents with blankets, and turning the playhouse into a restaurant with a drive-thru window. It was amusing to see the kids with the same actions as Eric. Each time we walked to and from the park, Daniel wanted to run ahead of us. Each time I arrived home and found him sitting there on the porch, I thought back how Eric used to sit and wait for me on the trail. The kids love to hear stories of what Daddy, Aunt Katie and Uncle Jeff used to do, and I love telling them. Am I one of those story-telling Grandmas?

How many people can stand on one rock?




Spider-man helped us test the stop-action feature
on Eric and Nina's new camera.



The boys are always trying to help Ellie.



Oh no! She is ready to jump just like her brothers.



Daniel likes to chase birds, and he never gets close.
But, this was a duck, and guess what.... they aren't as fast.





Ready to walk in Grandma's shoes


Question of the day: Why is there a 23 by Daniel's name?


This is a new picture which demonstrates what I am writing about in my answer, which is in the comment section.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

how fun :-) thanks for sharing the blog...i want to do one too....but finding time should be interesting!
hm.....23 because thats how many milkshakes he needed to make in the drive up window of the playhouse restaurant :-)
i want to know the answer now..... :-)

Katie and the Fam said...

23...maybe because that's how many cars HE has now that he bought his most recent self-earned car. (I did my research - reading other blogs. hehehe) Or maybe he wrote 23 because those are the numbers he knows how to write. :) When do we get the answer?

Katie and the Fam said...

Oh hey...that's how many second you three were able to stand on that rock! Yes, that's got to be it!

LaurenMichele said...

AWW!! So cute!! They are so adorable and full of personality!! Its so awesome to see how much they have grown! :-)

Unknown said...

Hi Joyce! How fun are these pictures!!! I'm so glad that you e-mailed me your blog address. One of these days when I have time, I'll have to start one. What is the best e-mail address to reach you. Lots of happenings w/ the Morrow Family (Tim & Jane)

Love ~ Jane

KRISSY-PD said...

I love seeing all the pictures of everyone, since I don't get to see all of you very often!!! Looks like you had a great time!

23? hmmm I agree with Kates- that it must be how long you stayed on the rock.

Anonymous said...

Answer:
Daniel wanted to know what the numbers were on the white boards in the playhouse/weight room. I told him that Uncle Jeff, Aunt Katie and Daddy used to write how many times they could do certain exercises. He held on to the equipment, we counted to 23 before he let go, and he wrote his name on the board with the number 23.

Now I'm going to try to attach a picture so you can see him doing something for the white board.

Anonymous said...

Okay, I finally remembered to check-out your blog! I love your blog! Very nice! I wish I did not have to use dial-up, though, as it took a loooong time to down-load the photos. I may try checking it out after-hours at school. But what will I do when I retire? Very nice!